David Goss
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our legal system really is a joke, think about if these people do get sent to one of the holiday camps we call prison and they turn on their plasma tv to watch a program about some old pensioner in a care home. How much is that pond life going to be laughing at the poor old pensioner thats lucky if he even gets 3 square meals a day! then the scumbag will settle down to play his playstation and smoke a spliff while dreaming of the next robbery when he gets out ok rant over but i would say spiked pits on your side of the fence and a sign saying "enter at your own risk scumbag" on the outside.
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sometimes if i know the wood is going to hold on too long i nip off the hinge when the top i am cutting is about 45 degrees into its fall. that way it jumps off the stump and lands more or less horizontal.
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Cut down big tree with tirfort and dynamometer.
David Goss replied to Climbergiorgio's topic in Video forum
secondo me è qualcosa di tipo format ma non lo so e anche steve non lo sa... -
Cut down big tree with tirfort and dynamometer.
David Goss replied to Climbergiorgio's topic in Video forum
Bravo come sempre Giorgio:thumbup: Sembra tutti video ha lo stesso problema perche ancora non vedi qui:confused1: Vabbe basta se vedi in qualche modo -
Umm yea:confused1: if "the flick" is what everyone else is thinking it is then yea i guess most people do it when practical.
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take care mate and stay safe
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agreed:thumbup1: always use the half hitch as a backup
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clove hitch is good as well but it can get real tight and difficult to undo on the ground sometimes. i would still go for the bowline but when it gets to real big heavy stuff i will change to the timber hitch. They all work, its just preference and a bit of common sense with whatever situation you are in.
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cant hurt to try but if its anything like working in italy it may take you the whole 10 months just to get the paperwork you need to start work. i would say if its only 10 months then go for a kooshy job in a bar or something:thumbup1:
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it works the same but i prefer to tie the bowline every time because i dont trust the crab so much as the gate can open (very rarely) i still use that system sometimes anyway but when it gets to heavier stuff i prefer to use the knot as a preference
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running bowline does the same job as the steel crab but you just need to tie it every time.
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thats just a steel crab made into a choker with a half hitch backup
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yep running bowline and timber hitch are my 2 main knots used for rigging as well:thumbup:
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I spoke with the guy that made the kit on facebook once and he was very convincing that i needed one, I still would very much like to get one but i wont pay that price (short arms and deep pockets) All the stuff in it however is the best of kit and anyone with that kind of cash should get one. I cant see me ever buying one but i can see me making up my own kit very similar but with cheaper alternatives (like begging my nurse cousins to get me what they can). Just hope i never need to use it ever.
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Arbogrunt i know a couple of girls that could put a lot of guys off their lunch break with the clatty remarks that come out their mouth, so i dont see that as a problem. The problem i see is that i have never worked in a team with a female in it, in fact i have never even seen a female climber as yet in 20 years. Not entirely true because i did see one once filling up at a petrol station in Dunblane. This shows me that there is for sure a lack of females in the business and i would like to see more, well at least one. Ginja if you ever need an extra climber for a week i would love to come and help, more just to see how you roll than anything else:thumbup:
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I was in Rome and their common names for trees is a lot of the time very similar to the latin name. needless to say it took a long time and a lot of flicking through tree ident books to get the names right and now after almost a year back home i have forgotten them already:blushing: memorius crapicus I do agree though that we need the latin names as the internationally recognised names otherwise there would be a lot of confusion and mistakes.
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the body language of Decay, The Delights of D
David Goss replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Fungi Pictures
first glance i was going to say kretz as well but i got beaten to it -
or you could just look here Distel - Knots Guide | Arbtalk.co.uk
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so thats why your called BIG J! all that strong man stuff you would think you would use a real mans saw in the woods insted of those little toy ones you use:001_tt2:
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Never a daft question mate:thumbup1: I love the prussic and will always have one handy, i still use it on my flipline/side strop but i now use a spiderjack for my main climbing line. The thing with knots is more a self preference thing, try as many as you can and choose the one that suits you best. Some knots are good for some but others may hate them so its just what works for you. Welcome to Arbtalk and keep asking the daft questions:thumbup1:
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Great stuff and very inspirational.
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But i will say that i can never remember any latin names at all:blushing: granted i have a crap memory but latin names are so hard to get to stay in.
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i have been using the Arbortec gloves for the last month or 2, i dont use them much because i am usually climbing but i would say they have had about 1 to 2 weeks use and they are in pieces:thumbdown: all holes and the stiching is now falling apart so i wouldnt say they were any good either. Fact is that chainsaw gloves cost a lot and are real good when new but they just dont last long and thats every make i have tried
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I saw one similar once that suggested a canoe instead of swimming but i cant remember from where to where.
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haha classic:thumbup:
